If
you’re on this page it’s because you love the Midi.
Maybe you already live here, or perhaps it’s just a holiday
escape. Either way, you want to know it better.
Gorges of the Herault
A diving and swimming spot upriver from the Pont
du Diable, St. Guilhem
Southern
Times is only a starting point. It will tell you about
some of the things that have happened in this part of the world,
and some of the things that are going to happen. It will give you
practical information about weather and currency exchange and when
the banks are likely to be closed.
Some
regular features you’ll find are WHAT’S
UP, D’OC? – a roundup of events in the area; MIDI
MATTERS – a series of light-hearted sketches based on
one person’s experience of life in the Midi; DOING
THEIR THING – a look at some of the unlikely things expatriates
get up to down here and NEED A HAND? – where you can look
for (or advertise) services: removals, building/decorating, cleaning,
pool maintenance or whatever.
The
most important things, though, are not what we
put in but what you put in. If you want
us to cover a particular topic, tell us. If you have a story to
tell, share it with us. If you have a comment to make, join our
forum and find like-minded people to discuss it with.
THIS
MONTH: how an English accountant became a vigneron; news of an English
book event, and a round-up of some of the season’s fetes and
events.
Market Days
Languedoc market days,
The street markets of the South of France embody the spirit of our region. The olives, fresh fruits, vegetables, oysters, mussels, provencal prints..............
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The Herault Region
Weather Now and Annual Statistics
by
A correspondent
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Thunder and lightning can be very frightening - we'll tell you when to expect it.
published TUESDAY 12th AUGUST
2003
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HAVING THE BUILDERS IN
by
Patricia Feinberg
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There is a sickness that afflicts those of us who dwell in the Midi. It is rarely fatal, although sufferers tend to become suicidal. We have almost all contracted it at some time or other. It is known as Having the Builders In.
As sufferers go, we are perhaps the luckiest: we have Reliable Builders. That means that if they promise faithfully to get the job done they will probably do so. In their own time, true. After much nagging, certainly. But our builders do (...)
published MONDAY 21st JULY
2003
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LIKE YOU WOULD
Houses in the Sun
by
Patricia Feinberg
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On buying a house in the Midi
published MONDAY 14th JULY
2003
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Medieval Pezenas
A weekend of historical reconstruction
by
A correspondent
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With knights of old, jugglers, varlets and valets Pezenas comes to life once a year in its medieval pomp and glory.
published WEDNESDAY 9th JULY
2003
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